Courtesy of Old Westbury Sports Information (written by Harris Rappel)
Box Score
OLD WESTBURY, NY (
www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) – The SUNY College at Old Westbury women's soccer team dominated the York Cardinals on Senior Day at the Jackie Robinson Athletic Complex on Tuesday evening, earning the non-conference victory with a 9-0 decision. Old Westbury improves to 9-6 on the season with the home field win, while York falls to 1-12. Prior to kick-off, Old Westbury celebrated the career of two members of the women's soccer class of 2011, seniors
Cassandra Esposito and
Jennifer Kupfer.
Old Westbury broke the scoring ice in the fourth minute when
Samantha Clancy settled a pass from
JoAnna Kettell for the early lead. Clancy doubled the advantage moments later at 5:42 as
Anna Noens registered her first-career assist. Old Westbury added a pair of goals by
Kassandra Franco in the 30th and 37th minutes (assisted by
Jennifer Kupfer) increasing the lead by four.
Jennifer Kupfer dished out two more assists in the second half, setting up
JoAnna Kettell (53rd minute) and
Cassandra Esposito (55th minute) for their first goals of the game. Esposito added her second score in the 65th minute as
Allison Pirone registered her first assist on the season.
Jordan Schildt was credited with assists in the 74th and 78th minutes, as Kettell scored her second goal and Clancy racked up her second career hat trick. The 9-0 score held to the 90th minute and the Panthers grabbed their second straight win.
Heather Grosso earned her third career shutout, making one save on the day for Old Westbury. Vanessa Rivera 10 saves in defeat for York. In the end, Old Westbury outshot the Cardinals 34-1 during the match, including 19-1 on target. The Panthers also kicked nine corner kicks to the Cardinals one.
FARMINGDALE STATE RAMS UP NEXT FOR THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury returns to the pitch for a Skyline Conference battle at home, taking on the Farmingdale State Rams on Wednesday (Oct. 26) in Old Westbury, New York. Kick-off is slated for 4 p.m. from Panther Park.
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